Tag Archives: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico immerses in the global discussion on Blockchain, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Piloto 151 coworking space announced the creation of the Puerto Rico Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Chapter, a private membership organization which seeks to assist government and public sector people & organizations understand, implement and benefit from blockchain related technologies and capabilities. z The GBA Chapter in Puerto Rico will concentrate its efforts on three […]read more…

Three actions to initiate digital transformation

Think for a moment that you have the power to rebuild your government all over again. How would you do it? With specific examples on how technology can lead to savings of up to 90% and provide a significant boost to the economy and tourism, Tom Loosemore, former deputy director of the UK Digital Service, […]read more…

This article was written by Dennis Costa for Caribbean Business print edition and adapted for this blog. U.S. Congressional Legislation Opens Door to Tech-Based Governance in Puerto Rico Former Commonwealth CIO: “U.S. Actions on Puerto Rico Fiscal Crisis Should Bring Local Government Operations into 21st Century” In an attempt to solve Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis […]read more…

A Puerto Rico Fiscal Control Board needs a Technological “Seal Team Six”

Below is my interview from PR News Roundup with @gillamhall who is currently writing book on PR debt crisis. The lack of audited financials for Puerto Rico is a key concern for members of the US Congress and for bond market participants. Five hundred twenty-one days after fiscal year 2014 ended Puerto Rican officials no longer provide an estimate of when the documents will […]read more…

How the Government of Puerto Rico can deliver financial statements in “real time”

There is a popular saying in Silicon Valley: there are developers whose work has an impact ten times (10x) greater than that of an ordinary programmer. If we want to fix the Puerto Rico Fiscal Crisis, we need a 10x quality technology team. Consider composition of a champion basketball team, the Golden State Warriors: 1 […]read more…